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  1. Official factsheet on 2023 UK e-scooter road casualties published

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    Source: Department of Transport

    The UK’s Department of Transport has published its factsheet providing an estimated number of personal injury road traffic collisions involving e-scooters, using the STATS19 reporting system.

    The UK’s Department of Transport’s factsheet has listed its official data for 2023 which details e-scooter road accidents that were reported by the police up until September 2024.

    Its main findings compared to the 2022 data were:

    • There were fewer collisions involving e-scooters, 1,292 in 2023, compared to 1,411 in 2022 respectively. Of these findings, there were 284 single-vehicle collisions (no other vehicles involved) compared to 347 in 2022.
    • There were fewer casualties from collisions which involved e-scooters, 1,387 casualties in 2023, down from 1,502 in 2022.
    • Fewer people were killed from collisions that involved e-scooters, 6 were killed in 2023 (all of whom were scooter riders), compared to 12 deaths in 2022.
    • Fewer injuries – With changes in injury reporting by the police, the Department of Transport has estimated that in 2023, 416 were seriously injured and 965 were slightly injured from collisions involving electric scooters, compared to 441 and 1,049 in 2022.

    The 2023 factsheet also provides full numbers and graphs on reported collisions and casualties involving e-scooters with breakdowns on age, gender, time of day, police force geographical area,e-scooter trial areas and types of injuries reported.

  2. UK Department for Transport opens consultation on proposed changes to legislation for electrically assisted pedal cycles

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    The consultation seeks views on the proposed changes, and any benefits or risks people think the changes may have

    A welcome opportunity to feed back on LEV legislation has arisen in the UK. The British government proposes 2 changes to the regulations on electrically assisted pedal cycles (EAPCs or e-cycles):

    • to amend the legal definition of EAPCs, so that the maximum continuous power output of the electric motor is 500 watts instead of 250 watts
    • to allow ‘twist and go’ EAPCs to have throttle assistance up to 15.5mph (25km/h) without the need for type approval

    The proposal reasons that:

    “E-cycles can address the problems of ill-health, air pollution, carbon emissions and congestion, which are caused by externalities in the transport market. Some groups of people (for example older people, disabled people or people with mobility impairments) and freight operators seeking to move heavier loads are less likely or able to cycle without the electrical assistance provided by e-cycles and e-cargo bikes. Since current regulatory standards limit the power of e-cycles, government intervention is necessary to address this”

    The policy documents further acknowledge the role of EAPCs in contributing to active travel. improved air quality, and reduced traffic congestion. The benefits of increased power and throttle assistance are aligned with better accessibility for older riders, those with limited mobility, those in hilly areas, and those with greater loads such as freight and cargo riders.

    This consultation closes at 11:59pm UTC on 25 April 2024.

    View and respond to the consultation here.

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